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Banking sector woes weigh down Ireland

The one-notch downgrade to Aa2, which came a day ahead of a scheduled sale of up to 1.5 billion euros of Irish debt, put Moody’s on par with rival …
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UPDATE: 56 people killed as trains collide in east India

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee raised the possibility the crash could have been another case of sabotage, two months after Maoist rebels were blamed …
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Shunya’s Notes: Mixing Islam and Matriarchy

My partner and I looked at each other, laughed, and shrugged. Arman belonged to the Minangkabau, the society recognized among anthropologists as the …
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UPDATE: Europe wilts in heat wave

A heat wave across much of Europe also is causing crops to wither, forest fires to ignite and roads to melt, while refrigerators and fans are …
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British air show tests health of ailing aircraft market

The arrival of the blue-and-white 787 after years of delay underlined hopes that the two-year downturn in the aviation and defense industry is …
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Chavez ‘communes’ stoke Venezuela democracy debate

The phalanx of simple five-storey apartment blocks, some still being built, anchors the "Cacique Tiuna Commune". This is one of a network of …
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Leader of Abkhazia celebrates with Sandinistas

Abkhazia President Sergei Bagapsh on Sunday praised Nicaragua, one of the few countries that recognizes the independence of Abkhazia and another …
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Analysis: Obama’s recovery summer can’t shake discontent

President Barack Obama, Vice President Joseph Biden and other officials have visited far-flung locales such as Holland, Michigan, Louisville, …
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Telegraph: Romania opens back door for thousands of Moldovans to claim benefits in Britain

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Money worries, “broken promises” at AIDS conference

Speaking at the start of an international gathering of some 20,000 AIDS activists, scientists and sufferers in Vienna, Michel Kazatchkine, head of the …
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Hamas bans women from smoking water pipes

The ban marks the Islamist militant group’s latest effort to impose their harsh Muslim lifestyle in the seaside strip on an often resistant …
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Quake strikes Papua New Guinea

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Mandela’s birthday celebrated with good deeds

Mandela, who turned 92 years old on Sunday, was spending the day with his family in Johannesburg. His wife went to an orphanage in Soweto to help …
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Suicide bomber kills 39 in attack on Iraq militia

The blast outside an Iraqi military base in the Sunni district of Radwaniya occurred as political deadlock continued in the war-damaged country …
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China seeks to contain oil spill after pipe blast

Hundreds of firefighters battled for more than 15 hours to extinguish the blaze that started late on Friday when a pipe transporting crude oil from a …
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Strong magnitude quake hits off coast of Alaska

The earthquake was centered 27 miles (43 km) west of Nikolski in the Aleutian island chain at a depth of 21.7 miles (35 km). "A widespread destructive …
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Many forks loom in road to AIDS vaccine

No breakthrough news is expected on a vaccine. But researchers are more hopeful than they have been in years that it may be possible. They just have …
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European Union foreign policy chief seeks open Gaza borders

Ashton spoke at a news conference Saturday with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. Ashton is to tour Gaza on Sunday to gauge whether Israel’s …
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